| 单词 | vest |
| 释义 | Word Frequency vest(vɛst) noun 1. an undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips, made of cotton, nylon, etc US and Canadian equivalent: T-shirt, undershirt. Austral equivalent: singlet2. a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear Austral equivalent: singlet3. US, Canadian and Australian a man's sleeveless waistlength garment worn under a suit jacket, usually buttoning up the front Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): waistcoat 4. obsolete any form of dress, esp a long robe verb 5. (transitive; foll by in) to place or settle (power, rights, etc, in) power was vested in the committee 6. (transitive; foll by with) to bestow or confer (on) the company was vested with authority 7. (usually foll by in) to confer (a right, title, property, etc, upon) or (of a right, title, etc) to pass (to) or devolve (upon) 8. (transitive) to clothe or array 9. (intransitive) to put on clothes, ecclesiastical vestments, etc Derived forms vestless (ˈvestless) adjective vestlike (ˈvestˌlike) adjective Word origin C15: from Old French vestir to clothe, from Latin vestīre, from vestis clothing |
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